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(ModeL) W. H. RIPPARD.

FISHING ROD. No. 250,842. Patented Dec. 13,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. RIPPARD, OF WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO GEORGE S. YINGLING, OF SAME PLACE.

FISHING-ROD.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 250,842, dated December 13, 1881.

Application filed October 24, 1881. (Mdcl.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WiLLIAM H. RIPPARD, of Westminster, in the county of Carroll, and. in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Jointed or other Fishing-Rods, and 1 do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in the construction ofjointed and other fishing-rods; and it has for its objects to pro- 1 vide a stronger, cheaper, and lighter article than heretofore. These objects I attain by the devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents an elevation of a rod constructed according to my invention; Fig. 2, a view partly in section and partly in elevation, and Fig. 3 represents a longitudinal sectional view of my invention.

In carrying out my invention I construct a 2 5 fishing-rod, or the sections thereof, with a longitudinal metallic core, A, which is preferably formed of steel wire. The said core may be made tapering from butt to tip of the rod, or the sections thereof, or it may be made uniform 0 throughout its entire length, as may prove most convenient. Themetalliccoreisprovided with a covering, B, of rattan, cane, wood, or other vegetable material, which may be made in longitudinal sections glued or cemented together,

or may be made in one piece and suitably bored for the reception of the core; or the core may be surrounded, surmounted, or covered with a layer, of proper thickness, of rubber, which may be vulcanized, or with celluloid, or other similar plastic and elastic material.

In the construction ofjointed rods, in order to strengthen the same at the connections, a metallic tube or re-enforce, C, may be employed, in which is adapted to fit the extremities of the cores of the respective sections, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, the ends of the cores being made to project beyond the ineasing-covering for the purpose.

In some instances, in ajointed rod, the butt may be provided with a short core, extending only a short distance into it, and projecting to a sufticient distance to enter the re-ent'orce tube and assist in holding the sections together.

The letter E indicates the usual sleeve secured over the adjoining sections, by which they are held together.

Having thus described iny'inventiou, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

In combination with the flexible metallic core anditsincasing-covering,thetubularre-enforce adapted to receive the ends of the cores of the respective sections of a jointed rod, and serve, in conjunction with the connecting-sleeves, to hold the parts together, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 13th day of October, 1881.

WM. H. Rl PPARI).

Witnesses:

J NO. H. MIITEN, HARRY M. GERNAUD. 

